 DANVILLE - Once again the much anticipated Danville Fine Arts Faire will be showcasing the talents of more than 200 fine artists as well as the culinary expertise of some of our most talented local chefs. Hosted by the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce, the 17th annual event will be held June 21 & 22 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Hartz Avenue. Come out and stroll the tree-lined boulevard while enjoying one-of-a-kind fine art from all around the country. From rainbow colored glassware, shimmering in the sunshine to unique jewelry capturing the light. View paintings in lush oils or delicate watercolors along with photographs which capture a moment in time. Explore the beautiful ceramics just waiting to be discovered and unusual fiber arts like nothing you have seen before.
"We are really looking forward to another fabulous Fine Arts Faire in Danville," says Melony Newman, Danville Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO.
"We love showing off our beautiful community, shops and restaurants," adds Newman about the event.
Spend some time watching the Italian Street artists as they race against the clock and the setting sun to create masterpieces on the pavement. Some of these paintings are as large as 12ft. x 12ft. Stop by the Culinary Arts Corner presented by Diablo Magazine and see what Draeger's Cooking School of Blackhawk is cooking up. Get some tips from the experts as they give cooking demonstrations throughout the weekend. On Saturday, the focus of the Culinary Arts Corner will be outdoor entertaining. On Sunday, learn to make Tomato Gazpacho and Thai Brown Rice Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette. Talented chefs will be cooking on a Viking Induction Cooktop and giving out free samples of their tasty treats.
Quench your thirst with a glass of fine wine or a microbrew at the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce Beverage Garden. Relax among your friends and neighbors while enjoying the wide variety of music offered at the street corner concerts.
Come out to the Danville Fine Arts Faire and bring the family for a weekend of fun. Admission is free and complimentary shuttle service will be provided by the Diablo Lodge on Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Park & Ride located at Sycamore Valley Road and the 680 exit. And to make things even friendlier, this weekend the two hour parking meter will not be enforced. So enjoy watching the Italian Street Painters, catching up with neighbors, or taking a few photos of your own. For more information call 925-837-4400 or visit www.mlaproductions.com
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DANVILLE - The streets will be filled with art. The sound of music will float up and down the avenue, and the smell of good food will add the perfect seasoning to the 17th Annual Danville Fine Arts Faire, June 21 & 22, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Hartz Avenue. A highlight this year will be the Culinary Arts Corner Presented by Diablo Magazine where Draeger's Cooking School and HOME Department will be presenting four demonstrations each day at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Draeger's Visual Director, Michael Zimmerman and Senior Staff Instructor, Mia Chambers will be on hand offering Michael's Creative Solutions for Outdoor Entertaining as well as Mia's recipe for Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho with Basil Oil. On Sunday, Draeger's Cooking School Executive Chef, Bill Hutton and Senior Staff Instructor, Terri Dien will demonstrate how to make Gazpacho as well as Thai Brown Rice Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette, and they will be using a Viking Induction Cooktop to accomplish it all. Stop by and meet this great new addition to the Danville Community. Let them introduce you to the fun of cooking.
Come out to the Danville Fine Arts Faire. Discover your own inner chef.
Admission is free as is shuttle service, available Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from the Park & Ride at Hwy. 680 and Sycamore Valley Road, courtesy of Diablo Lodge. For more information please contact 925.837.4400, or visit the festival web site at www.mlaproductions.com.
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DANVILLE - Street painting with chalk has been an Italian tradition since the 16th century. South Bay artists Cheryl and Wayne Renshaw have not been at it quite as long. But they have been participating in fairs and festivals for a handful of years and their passion for this unusual art form continues to grow. Wayne, an architect, and Cheryl, a landscape designer, draw on their creative backgrounds when imagining what to paint on the 12 ft. x 12 ft. square.
The practice of street painting began in Italy where there is still a strong tradition of artists traveling around reproducing the works of Renaissance masters in soft, glowing pastels right on the streets. This Italian tradition is growing in popularity here in California.
"For some people, summer means time at the beach," says Wayne. "While we are not beyond that, what makes our summer special is the artwork," he continued. The couple circle dates on the calendar and make their plans accordingly. They travel to festivals to entertain crowds with their work. Much of the fun comes from the fact that it is so temporary. After spending hours on their hands and knees planning and mapping out their design, then completing the piece as they are cheered on by the crowd as they compete against the clock. Like a couple of Cinderellas, when the party is over, the party is over. The painting must be complete and it will soon disappear, gone forever.
This year the Renshaws will be traveling north to the Danville Fine Arts Faire, June 21 - 22, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Hartz Avenue. They are planning to reproduce a piece by the great American illustrator, N.C. Wyeth and will be joined by Italian Street painters Alice Crittenden of Santa Barbara and Hien Nguyen of Oakland.
Stop by and watch these artists at work. See for yourself how they throw themselves into something they love, only to have to let it go when it's over.
Admission is free as is shuttle service, available Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from the Park & Ride at Hwy. 680 and Sycamore Valley Road, courtesy of Diablo Lodge. For more information please contact 925.837.4400, or visit the festival web site at www.mlaproductions.com.
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DANVILLE - It is a long way from Dearborn, Michigan to Hawaii, especially if on the way you spend some time in Tahiti as well as in the beautiful Sierras on the shores of Lake Tahoe. That is the path jewelry artist Thomas Sauve took in life, and it has worked out beautifully.
"I took my first jewelry classes in junior high school in Dearborn, hometown of Henry Ford, and sold my first ring to a buddy of mine when I was 15 years old," Sauve said. That first piece of jewelry was a turquoise stone set in sterling silver. Sauve, who comes from an artistic family, dabbled in music for a bit, but found his passion for creating wearable art was stronger. In 1972 he relocated to Lake Tahoe and spent 10 years working with a fine jewelry factory making pieces for performers such as Sammy Davis Jr. and even Liberace. It was during this time that he made a trip to Tahiti and discovered his love of working with Tahitian black pearls. After several trips to the tropical paradise he realized Hawaii might be a better location to set up shop. He draws inspiration for his work with gold and gems and of course the black pearls, from the lush atmosphere surrounding him and the ancient Hawaiian myths and legends passed down for generations. , Sauve travels the world chasing his creative dreams, and then incorporates those dreams into his beautiful rings, earrings, pendants and necklaces. Most recently, his jewelry was featured in the major motion picture "The Sisters", and worn by actress Maria Bello prominently throughout the movie.
Thomas Sauve will be traveling to the mainland in June for the Danville Fine Arts Faire, June 21 & 22, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Hartz Avenue. Come by and visit with the artist behind the elegant, award winning designs.
Admission is free as is shuttle service, available Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from the Park & Ride at Hwy. 680 and Sycamore Valley Road, courtesy of Diablo Lodge. For more information please contact 925.837.4400, or visit the festival web site at www.mlaproductions.com.
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DANVILLE - Goldie Schnitzer, a retired dental assistant, paints beautiful watercolors despite her physical challenges. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over two decades ago she more than rises to the challenge of a blank canvas, filling it with lush renderings of gardens, landscapes, and scenes of villages in Italy or France or perhaps high above the sea. This talented painter has never actually been to many of these places. She works from photographs and her vast imagination. Not needing to travel to exotic locations to capture the romance of the place frees Schnitzer to paint anything she chooses. She needs no suitcases to pack or passports to stamp. Gazing at her work you would easily believe she had been there, and now you have as well.
Early in her career Schnitzer shied away from bright colors, feeling more at ease with soft pastels. But these days her palette has become stronger, more vivid. Her paintings are a bold testament to what one can do if passionate about their art. And what's next for Goldie Schnitzer is participating in the Danville Fine Arts Faire, June 21 & 22, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Stop by and visit an artist whose imagination takes her around the world.
Admission is free as is shuttle service, available Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from the Park & Ride at Hwy. 680 and Sycamore Valley Road, courtesy of Diablo Lodge. For more information please contact 925.837.4400, or visit the festival web site at www.mlaproductions.com.
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DANVILLE - Phillip Glashoff has so many creative seeds in his artistic mind that over the years the fields surrounding his Suisun Valley ranch have sprouted metal sculptures one after another, like sun flowers in a spring meadow, only with a bit more whimsy and often a bit more rust.
Out among the grazing horses, looking as if they have always been there, a visitor will notice cattle made of steel, or a giant banjo waiting to be played. A horse which will never run, or abstracts which change appearance depending on the angle of the light, the shifting of the clouds. All are made of objects tossed out or forgotten.
Glashoff, who focused on agricultural studies at Cal Poly State University, found his love of farming was falling second to his love of sculpting. In the end he has combined the two, using salvaged materials, rusted and layered with their previous lives, to create works of art. Found metal objects never looked so good!
You don't have to travel to the ranch to see what this sculptor has been up to. Glashoff will be loading up the truck with his outdoor art and taking it to Danville for the Danville Fine Arts Faire, June 21 & 22, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Hartz Avenue. Come out and meet some of his creations like Beater Betty or the Garden Lady. Maybe you’ll find a swinging Golfer or Big Bird with his flock. Who knows who or what he'll bring, but they are sure to make you smile.
Admission is free as is shuttle service, available Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from the Park & Ride at Hwy. 680 and Sycamore Valley Road, courtesy of Diablo Lodge. For more information please contact 925.837.4400, or visit the festival web site at www.mlaproductions.com.
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DANVILLE - It has been 45 years since ceramic artist Manny Magallon first entered an art competition. He was a student working towards his Masters of Fine Art degree at San Jose State University, which he received in 1968. He has never lost his passion for working with the thick, wet stuff.
"I love working with clay. It is a very expressive media that has numerous areas of specialization. It is a very technical media that uses mathematics, alchemy and magic," says Magallon.
After teaching junior and senior high in Sacramento and then teaching ceramics, as well as print making, design, painting and jewelry making, at West Valley-Mission Community College, Magallon retired from the classroom in 2003 to pursue his own artistic career. He focused on his first love, clay. Groundhog Pottery has been the delightful result. He creates fine art ceramic vases and bowls specializing in "Crystalline Glazes". Each piece is unique and one-of-a-kind, their graceful curves accentuated by the shimmering glazes.
"I'm especially intrigued by the figure and ground relationships. Each piece has its own unique composition that is 3-dimensional," says Magallon. "The colors and surfaces that can be achieved in ceramics are both beautiful and mysterious."
Come out to the Danville Fine Arts Faire on Hartz Avenue, June 21 & 22, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Stop by and take a peek at what has kept him so happy all of these years and see some of the magic he coaxes out of the clay.
Admission is free as is shuttle service, available Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from the Park & Ride at Hwy. 680 and Sycamore Valley Road, courtesy of Diablo Lodge. For more information please contact 925.837.4400, or visit the festival web site at www.mlaproductions.com.
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Street Corner Concerts have something for everyone
DANVILLE - The Danville Fine Arts Faire is known for its quality artisans, sumptuous food and exuberant family fun. It is also known for attracting some terrific musicians. This year will be no different because the musical lineup for the two day event is as diverse and varied as the selection of fine art. Spend time listening to guitar player Kaweh, who was born in Germany and grew up in Europe and then spent four years studying music in the Middle East. Enjoy his diverse style of playing as he brings World music to the Danville Fine Arts Faire.
In the mood for some hot saxophone? Follow your ears when you hear the sounds of Mark Maxwell and you'll be rewarded by the musical stylings of this musician/composer who has sold over half a million CDs.
Perhaps you'll be in the mood for some introspective stories of love and passion set to music. Then spend some time listening to Bay Area singer/songwriter Keith Varon as he sings from the soul.
To round out the street corner concerts, Heartstrings will be making another appearance at the Danville event. Al Fabrizio, who grew up in New York in an Italian household surrounded by music, plays the Neapolitan mandolin and Hugo Wainzinger, a composer, guitarist, and arranger born in Argentina, joined forces years ago and have been making beautiful, romantic music together ever since.
Admission is free as is shuttle service, available Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from the Park & Ride at Hwy. 680 and Sycamore Valley Road, courtesy of Diablo Lodge. For more information please contact 925.837.4400, or visit the festival web site at www.mlaproductions.com.
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